i think i better follow you around

Last night, 1/30/2017, Run The Jewels played an explosive and energetic set at the North Park Observatory. Killer Mike and El-P sounded alive, loud, warm and eloquent as fuck as they traded verses, jumped around and pleaded togetherness in our community and to be kind to one another. 

Was this show amazing? Yes! Being able to witness RTJ live is a true wonder. However, going to show to the Observatory is becoming a drag every time. The reason for this is because the audio in the venue is horrible. Now either its the audio system itself or the audio engineer or something is causing this. The music from RTJ’s dj sounded like it was muffled and it was coming out sounding hollow and horribly equalized. Towards the end of the show it kind of almost sort of started sounding better, as in not as horrible as before but still not as good as the band deserves. And that is what is infuriating to us as paying fans and them as a band.

But back RTJ’s show. They ran through most of their new album, RTJ3, and touched lightly on their previous 2 LP’s as well as their DJ Shadow collaboration ‘Nobody Speak’. They aptly ended their show with the massive cuts ‘Kill Your Masters’ –> ‘Close Your Eyes (and Count To Fuck)’. 

Electric Healing Sound is one of our favorite garage bands from San Diego, here are their latest singles called “Young man highway” and the b-side “From an oldsmobile” and a new song called “Baby, it’s Suede”.
Visit their bandcamp for more music.

Young man highway

From an oldsmobile

Baby, it’s Suede

The Lemon Twigs are two very young brothers, that make awesome music that reminds us of the golden era of glam rock.
Here is the video for the song “As long as we’re together”, off their debut album ‘Do Hollywood’, out last October via 4AD
They are playing a show at Casbah San Diego on Feb. 9th., don’t miss it.

This week Arcade Fire shared the song “I give you power” featuring the amazing Mavis Staples.
They also shared this message:
“It’s never been more important that we stick together and take care of each other.
Love,
Mavis Staples and Arcade Fire”
All proceeds go to ACLU
https://www.aclu.org/

Hans Laguna “Mejor”, off his 4th album ‘Manual de Fotografía’, out now via El Genio equivocado.

Elbow just shared the second single, ‘Gentle Storm’, off their new album.

This is from their upcoming 7th album “Little Fictions”, out February 3rd.

This is their latest album since, “The take off and landing of everything”, released in 2014.

Spoon will be releasing their new album “Hot Thoughts” on Matador on March 17th, 2017.

Here is the lead single also titled ‘Hot Thoughts’.

Spoon haven’t released an album since their 2014 very good album “They Want My Soul”.
Here’s to hoping they come to a town near you in their upcoming world tour.

Michelle Gurevich, (aka Chinawoman), released a new album called “New Decadence“, listen to ‘Russian Romance’.
Michelle will be touring in Europe, we hope to see her in America in the near future.

Thundercat has a new album called “Drunk”, coming out February 24th via Brainfeeder.
Listen to the sweet first track ,”Show you the way”, featuring Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins.
“Drunk” also features Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams, Wiz Khalifa, Kamasi Washington & Flying Lotus and we can’t wait to listen to the whole thing.